Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Moonlight
I was so excited to get outside, and I'm too busy chasing my kids, that I did a bunch of yardwork by moonlight tonight. It was actually pretty cool. Planting seeds with a flashlight let me see things a little bit differently. Minerals in the soil reflected the light, little bugs crawling around, coolness of the soil.
Agway
I love Agway. At lunch today, I went to the one near my office.
I got all the compost and peat moss I'll need for the second garden
box I'd like to build this weekend. I got the vermiculite there last
week. They are one of the few places that stock it.
While I was there, I also got 50lb of corn gluten and 120 lb of
pelletized lime for the yard, potting soil for the wife.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Version 2.0
This weekend we finished a new prototype for our fence on a square-foot garden. It has 2 stationary sides and hinged 2 sides that open to allow access to the garden.
We expect that 4 feet high while only 4 feet deep should discourage any deer from getting into the garden.
Garlic we planted last Fall sprouted 3 weeks ago and looks good. Plans are to plant broccoli and peas next weekend.
Bed is made from 2 8-foot, 2 by 8's.
Fence is made from 2 by 2's and doors from 1 by 2's with stainless steel l brackets mounted inside. Chicken wire, both metal and heavy-duty plastic, was used. I think I prefer the plastic as it was much easier to build with. We'll see how it holds up this season.
We used stainless steel and brass door hinges and 1.5 inch eye hooks to fasten the doors closed.
Soil is 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 vermiculite and 1/3 mix of purchased mushroom compost, purchased composted manure, home-grown vermicompost and home-grown regular compost. Recipe credits to the Square Foot Garden. I highly recommend this approach. It yielded great results last year and required much less maintenance than a regular garden.
1 by 1 foot squares are made with regular pastic twine.
This weekend we'll plant broccoli plants and peas and start building a second one of these garden boxes.
We expect that 4 feet high while only 4 feet deep should discourage any deer from getting into the garden.
Garlic we planted last Fall sprouted 3 weeks ago and looks good. Plans are to plant broccoli and peas next weekend.
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Bed is made from 2 8-foot, 2 by 8's.
Fence is made from 2 by 2's and doors from 1 by 2's with stainless steel l brackets mounted inside. Chicken wire, both metal and heavy-duty plastic, was used. I think I prefer the plastic as it was much easier to build with. We'll see how it holds up this season.
We used stainless steel and brass door hinges and 1.5 inch eye hooks to fasten the doors closed.
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| From Deer-proof garden 2.0 |
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| From Deer-proof garden 2.0 |
Soil is 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 vermiculite and 1/3 mix of purchased mushroom compost, purchased composted manure, home-grown vermicompost and home-grown regular compost. Recipe credits to the Square Foot Garden. I highly recommend this approach. It yielded great results last year and required much less maintenance than a regular garden.
1 by 1 foot squares are made with regular pastic twine.
This weekend we'll plant broccoli plants and peas and start building a second one of these garden boxes.
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